Legal Opinion
Allen v. Earnest
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 24, 1912PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from District Court, Dallas County; J. C. Roberts, Judge. Action by J. W. Allen against D. C. Earnest and another. From a judgment dismissing the petition, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
RASBURÍ, J.
Appellant instituted this suit to recover damages of appellees for the publication of an alleged libel; the petition being as follows:
“Now at this time comes J. W. Allen, plaintiff in the above entitled and numbered cause, by his attorneys, leave of the court first had and obtained, and files this his first amended original petition in lieu of and as a substitute for his original petition filed on the 12th day of February, A. D. 1910, and complaining of D. C. Earnest and Consumers’ Lignite Company, hereinafter styled the defendants, respectfully represents, and shows:
“(1) That…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Riley v. LeeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1889
- Walker v. San Antonio Light Publishing Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1902
- George Knapp & Co. v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1896
- Sanders v. HallCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1899
- Fleming v. MattinsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
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3Cited by5 opinions
- First State Bank of Corpus Christi v. AkeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Koehler v. DuboseCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Cobb v. GarlingtonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
- Scheidler v. BrochsteinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1934
- Koehler v. DuboseCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918